Leading clients and the practice
of law forward.
Stewart McKelvey is Atlantic Canada’s largest law firm and one of the 20 largest in the country.
We are more than 250 lawyers. We are six offices throughout the four Atlantic provinces. We are full-service. But most importantly, we are leaders in providing the legal knowledge and innovative solutions clients need to move forward confidently.
“Winner of Best Law Firm”
– Atlantic Business Magazine
“Best of Atlantic Canada” 2022
Readers’ Choice Awards
“Atlantic Canada Law Firm of the Year”
– 2021 Canadian Law Awards
Announcements
Richard Niedermayer, K.C., TEP, reappointed as national deputy chair for STEP Canada
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada lists 83 Firm lawyers as leaders in more than 40 practice areas
Thought Leadership
Powering the future: Green choice program regulations
By Nancy Rubin, K.C. and Lauren Agnew The long-awaited Green Choice Program Regulations (N.S. Reg. 155/2023) were released by the provincial government on September 8, 2023, offering some clarity into the practical implementation of Nova Scotia’s Green Choice Program (the “GCP”). The purpose of the GCP is to allow large energy users in the province…
Privilege protected: Court of Appeal rules NL’s Information and Privacy Commissioner barred from reviewing solicitor-client privileged information
By Koren Thomson, John Samms, and Matthew Raske The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal has held that the Information and Privacy Commissioner for this province (the “Commissioner”) does not have the authority to order public bodies to produce information covered by solicitor-client privilege under the Newfoundland and Labrador Access to Information and Protection of…